Please join International Rescue Committee Seattle, St. Joseph's Parish, and ART WORKS Projects for an evening of conversation about welcoming refugees to Seattle and a screening of the short film Sanctuary/Sustenance: The Story of Many Journeys. We will be joined by the Biswa Family who resettled in Tukwila from a refugee camp in Nepal in […]
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Please join ART WORKS Projects for its Winter Friendraiser featuring a preview of its upcoming documentary The Prosecutors on Tuesday, December 5 from 6 to 8pm. ART WORKS Projects Winter Friendraiser + The Prosecutors Preview Tuesday, December 5, 2017 625 N. Kingsbury Street, Chicago 6 to 8pm 6:30pm - Selection from The Prosecutors screening + Q&A […]
Join ART WORKS Projects for a conversation about the role of art in creating a more equitable society. Together we will take a look at some of AWP's work throughout the years and consider how art can make an impact on human rights around the world. Some questions we'll discuss together: Are images effective in […]
Please join ART WORKS Projects at the Design for Humanity Summit in New York City for an installation of AWP's film Sanctuary/Sustenance. The film traces the journey of a family during the catastrophic events of displacement, on a path to sanctuary, and through the long process of rebuilding life in a new community. Sanctuary/Sustenance aims to raise […]
Join ART WORKS Projects at Chicago's World Refugee Day celebration at Daley Plaza! This event recognizes Chicago's rich multicultural history through music, dance, food, art, and more. AWP will show photographer Maren Wickwire's 2016 project I miss you all. that explores the nuance of the resettlement process for refugees (both recently and previously settled in […]
ART WORKS Projects is pleased announce the exhibition of Transitions at the Congo International Film Festival in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo from July 7 - 15, 2018. CONGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESS RELEASE Transitions is a four-part international exhibition and cultural exchange between creative teams from Bogotá, Colombia; Chicago, Illinois; Goma, […]
Please join ART WORKS Projects for the opening of our fourth annual Emerging Lens exhibition Deported: An American Division by photographer Rachel Woolf. We will be joined by Woolf who will give a short artist talk about her work. To learn more about the Emerging Lens Mentorship Program, click here. Remarks to start at […]
ART WORKS Projects is pleased to invite you to a panel discussion featuring Chicago-based leaders who advocate for immigrants at the local and national level. The panelists will address the complexities of immigration policy in the U.S. while considering the impact of deportation on families and their communities. Panel: The State of Deportation August 23, […]
ART WORKS Projects is pleased to announce Deported: An American Division will be on view at Stony Brook University from September 24 to October 26, 2018. The opening will be celebrated with a public panel discussion on September 26th from 1 to 2:30pm at the Central Reading Room in the Melville Library. Moderator: Christopher Sellers: Professor […]
ART WORKS Projects is pleased to announce Deported: An American Division will be on view at Stony Brook University from September 24 to October 26, 2018. The opening will be celebrated with a public panel discussion on September 26th from 1 to 2:30pm at the Central Reading Room in the Melville Library. Moderator: Christopher Sellers: Professor […]
ART WORKS Projects & CASE Art Fund invite you to a discussion about how photography is addressing the refugee crisis and the role of art as activism. Free and open to the public. Please click here to register to attend. Light refreshments will be served. Catherine Edelman & Anette Skuggedal (founders of CASE Art Fund) […]